US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran
A US envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who has been imprisoned and sentenced to death in Iran.
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Niger orders French ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
Niger's junta ordered the French ambassador in Niamey on Friday to leave the country within 48 hours, according to the Nigerien Foreign Ministry.
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'We can do it too': Meet Blackswan, the K-pop group with no Korean members
Cheers ring out as the four women take to the stage and launch into a synchronized dance routine in front of giant speakers blasting music.
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This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
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Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
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Surfer fights for his life after shark attack in Australia
A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast, police said Friday.
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Top China talent show suspended after uproar over treatment of late pop star Coco Lee
One of China's most popular talent shows has been suspended after claims of mistreatment allegedly made by the late pop star Coco Lee sparked outrage on Chinese social media.
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China is launching an 'unprecedented' crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector.
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India's Modi and China's Xi agree to 'intensify efforts' to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to "intensity efforts" to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago.
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The US needs a stable Chinese economy. Will Biden's commerce secretary offer help?
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China next week, a visit that coincides with a worsening slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
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Spanish women footballers' union blasts 'machismo and sexism,' demands action after World Cup kiss controversy
The union representing Spain's women soccer players has called for the country's football federation chief to be punished for kissing star player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips following the team's World Cup victory, as it vowed to fight back against "machismo and sexism."
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What could have caused the plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed uprising against the Kremlin exactly two months ago, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, according to Russian officials -- raising questions as to exactly how the disaster occurred.
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